Where does “slæbe” come from?

slæbe (Danish) comes from Middle Low German slêpen, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

slæbe (Danish): to drag, lug

Definitions

  1. to drag, lug

Ancestry of “slæbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslêpento drag, slight
2Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
3Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “slæbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →